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In this episode, the story of Clever Hans, the horse who changed psychology for the better. We also sit down with psychologist and magician Matt Tompkins. Matt is the author of The Spectacle of Illusion, a book about the long history of the manipulation of our own magical thinking and how studying deception can help us better understand perception, memory, belief, and more.
How Minds Change
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Matt Tompkins
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Carl Sagan Quote
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In this episode, the story of Clever Hans, the horse who changed psychology for the better. We also sit down with psychologist and magician Matt Tompkins. Matt is the author of The Spectacle of Illusion, a book about the long history of the manipulation of our own magical thinking and how studying deception can help us better understand perception, memory, belief, and more.
How Minds Change
David McRaney’s BlueSky
David McRaney’s Twitter
YANSS Twitter
Matt Tompkins
The Spectacle of Illusion
Prisoners of Silence
Clever Hans
Wilhelm von Osten
Carl Sagan Quote
Science of Magic Association
Society for Psychical Research
Skeptical Inquirer Magazine
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